Monday, April 26, 2010

Get toppings ready - we made a mushroom pizza and a chicken caprese pizza

i bought frozen premade pizza dough - let it thaw for 24 hours and then prepared it - cut into 2 halves, form a ball then pat or roll out on a pizza pan - i found using hands works better than a rolling pin - i could control the shape better - it takes a while for the dough to stretch out, but it does eventually

Brush will EVOO instead of Cornmeal - that way it won't stick to the grill

Place on a grill at about 350 degrees - this is tricky i held teh pizza pan and flipped it over onto the grill then brished that side with evoo

in a bowl - mix together ground lamb, 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano and basil -- shred 8 tablespoons smoked goat's milk goudapatty out 8 1/4 inch thick burgersplace 2 tablespoons of shredded cheese on one patty and top with another pinch together side to seal the pat into a circle - smush the center in a little for when it cooks it will be more even as it expands - continue until you have all burgers madeplace on 350 degrees grill - uncovered - about 5-7 minutes on each side

when you flip the burgers, place zucchini on grill and turn the potatoes that are in the oventurn zucchini every 2 minutes

place on a bun with lettuce, tomato, light garlic mayonaise, a little dijon mustard and enjoy!

BE SURE TO CUT BURGER BEFORE EATING -- STEAM BUILDS IN THE CHEESE POCKET AND WILL BURN YOU IF YOU BITE INTO IT

wash potatoes and poke with a fork put in pot of cold water and bring to a boil, then turn down to low and simmer until tender

Heat grill to 350 - sprinkle bone in chicken parts with poultry seasoning, salt, and pepperGrill closed for about 30 minutes - keeping an eye on it in case of flare ups. after 30 minutes turn 1/2 grill off and place chicken on the side that is off - brush with your favorite BBQ sauce -close lid-- grill another 10 minutes then baste again - grill until thermoter reads done.

Make Spanish Rice per box instructionsSpicy Black Beans: add 1 can black beans undrained, 1 tablespoon chili powder, 1 tablespoon cumin, a dash of red pepper, and a teaspoon of chile paste - bring to boil then simmer until ready to serveJalapeno Mango IPA Sauce:in a large skillet add one bottle of beer, i used Sweetwater IPA, 1/2 jalapeno sliced, 1/4 cup fresh mango, 1 teaspoon powdered ginger, and one garlic glove gently smashed (so you can take it out). bring to boil until all carbonation is out and reduce heat to low and simmer until it reduces to a thickened sauce.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Indian Tilapia with Curry Cream Sauce (served with spicy black beans and broccoli)

I tried doing a little Indian influenced Tilapia with the spice Garam Masala - if you like cinnamon in your savory food, you probably would have enjoyed this - i however wasn't impressed. i'm glad i made a cajun piece too.

Monday, April 5, 2010

cut out hole in bread (cookie cutter) then toast one side of bread in pan with butter flip then add a pat of butter in hole when it melts add in one egg - wait until it is mostly cooked then flip one more time for over medium

toast up the cut out and top with butter and honey - serve with bacon and hash browns

My Healthy Alternative Breakfast:

Toast bread without butter, fill with a poached egg, honey only on toast (no butter) - sautee hash browns in water or spray evoo, NO BACON :)

I injected my rabbit with garlic herb marinade and refrigerated overnight. then i set the oven to 375 and put the rabbit and large pieces of cut carrot on rack salt and peppered all, sprayed the carrots with evoo - then baked for 30 minutes - then i turned the heat up to 450 and roasted for 15 minutes

Make wild rice per packaging instructions, but use 1/2 water and 1/2 chicken brothSlice sweet potatoes very thin spray with cooking spray (evoo) place on pan and drizzle with a little local honey and a sprinkle of salt - Roast at 400 for about 25 minutes

heat 2 tablespoons evoo in pan on medium high heat add garlic but pull out before it turns black

season one side of tilapia with lemon and garlic pepper - season the other side by mixing lemon and garlic pepper into some panko crumbs - then dip that one side in chicken broth or water and then into the crumbs - place fish in pan crumb side down - then flip after about 3 minutes to cook the other side.

i panko only one side so you will have crunch and flavor - i find when i panko both sides of thin fish - it tends to taste more like a fish stick